by Carol | Jun 20, 2014 | Dramatic Flowers, Garden Tips, Low Maintenance Landscape Examples, New Improved Plants, Parking Strips, Plants I Recommend
Crocosmia flowers mean summer has arrived! Having grown up in Oregon I can’t really trust summer is here until I see those intense red, orange or yellow trumpets! In Portland, they typically start to flower in late June into early July. The variety Crocosmia...
by Carol | Jun 10, 2014 | Easy Edibles, Garden Tips, Gardening Green
I have clients who only want to build their raised vegetable planters once. Juniper wood is a great resource for gardeners who want their raised beds to last forever. Juniper wood can last 30 to 50 years in direct contact with moist soil! Why Use Juniper?...
by Carol | May 15, 2014 | Before and Afters, Easy Edibles, Garden Tips
Growing Greens Above Ground I’ve been waiting for years to build my own salad table. One of the cool things is being able to grow lettuce and other greens without needing to even think about slugs, let alone pick them out of my greens. It’s also perfect for...
by Carol | Apr 17, 2014 | Garden Pests, Garden Tips, Spring Gardening
Azalea lace bug is a new pest that has decided rhododendrons are on the menu as well as azaleas. This seems like a big problem because azalea lace bug has multiple hatchings in a season and can do a lot of damage. The old rhododendron lace bug only hatched once a year...
by Carol | Mar 21, 2014 | Fall Gardening, Garden Tips, Shade Garden Tips, Shade Plants
Five Important Garden Tips You Need Weeds and Garden Mulch Use mulch or even bark dust initially. The first two years in your new landscape are critical for controlling weeds. While installing your new plants, the soil has probably been disturbed and this wakes up...
by Carol | Jan 28, 2014 | Easy Edibles, Garden Tips, New Improved Plants, Plants I Recommend
Boost your nutrition with these exciting small fruit trees I recently attended a lecture by Jim Gilbert, owner and plant designer of One Green World. They grow and sell edibles tested for NW gardens. My favorite fruit out of the entire lecture was the Pawpaw...
